"Actor: Astor Piazzolla"

• Astor Piazzolla - In Portrait | DVD | (02/05/2005) from £17.35   |  Saving you £2.64 (15.22%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Exploring Piazzolla's vibrant musical influence around the world this DVD charts the events of his turbulent complicated personal and professional life through candid and revealing interviews with Piazzolla himself his family friends and the great Argentinian musicians who performed with him.This extended DVD version of Mike Dibb's new film Tango Maestro includes:Rare and exhilarating archive sequences spanning 30 years of filmed performances by Piazzolla's own groupsContributions from other virtuoso performers drawn to his music including Daniel Barenboim - a fellow student of Nadia Boulanger cellist Yo-Yo Ma jazz vibraphonist Gary Burton the Kronos Quartet the Paris-based Gotan Project the Tango Pasion dance company British pianist Joanna MacGregor Scottish accordeonist James Crabb and Astor's close friend Richard Galliano the French accordeonist and bandoneon player.Sequences from award-winning director Fernando Solanas' movies El Exilio de Gardel and Sur for which Piazzolla wrote the music.Also on this DVD is Piazzolla's last recorded studio performance Tango Nuevo with six complete Piazzolla classics such as Milonga de Angel Zero Hour and Adios Nonino illuminated by interviews with the maestro.

• Astor Piazzolla - The Next Tango | DVD | (14/05/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  The Next Tango is the story of Astor Piazzolla legendary creator of the 'Tango Nuevo.' In this fascinating film Piazzolla - known in his native Argentina as 'El Gran ''stor' - performs three of his works with the Cologne Radio Orchestra and talks with Andres Salcedo about his life his career and the irresistible phenomenon that is tango. With his 'new tango ' composer and bandone''n virtuoso Astor Piazzolla brought Argentina's dance of passion grace and sexual power into international concert halls.